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51,021 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the hurricane in el Salvador, the earthquake in Haiti and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 95 in 100 of its 174 stories, usually 49
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

166 of its 174 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. el Faro accounted for 161 of el Salvador's 166 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Hurricane was named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → El Faro stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

338 of its 455 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Leogane accounted for 282 of Haiti's 338 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (219 stories). Earthquake was named in 287 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Leogane stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

231 of its 355 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Caracas accounted for 175 of Venezuela's 231 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 165 of Caracas' 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

540 of its 1,047 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (340 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

North Macedonia

67 of its 112 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Skopje accounted for 65 of North Macedonia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

160 of its 340 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Avalanche was named in 104 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

323 of its 599 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Stockholm accounted for 282 of Sweden's 323 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,034 of its 1,889 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatstroke was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Taiwan

112 of its 464 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

181 of its 206 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Unity State accounted for 128 of South Sudan's 181 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (104 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Bahamas (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (192 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Sierra Leone (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Georgia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 51,021 stories about harm among 251,864 counted on 12 Apr.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 251,864 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 12 April 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

El Salvador95 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia89 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan88 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti74 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Yemen72 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2379 Washington US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1732 Johannesburg South Africa184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Beijing China177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Caracas Venezuela165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 262 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 540 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 338 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 591 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,774 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 14,519 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 12,205 stories · about as usual Health19% 9,455 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 6,995 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,317 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,367 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,133 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,122 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed17,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured3,218 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting abductions1,010 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Somalia Stories reporting refugees784 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting evacuations598 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced368 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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